A colossal sword materialized before everyone’s eyes, then, as if a meteor hurtling from the heavens, it gathered its might and struck the gates of Xin Zheng city with immense force.
"Rumble!!"
At that moment, both the Korean soldiers on the city walls and the Qin soldiers below felt a violent tremor beneath their feet.
Lin Tian’s strike contained an incredibly powerful force, directly shaking the city gates of Xin Zheng.
A large amount of dust cascaded from the city walls. Immediately after, everyone watched as the thousand-pound behemoth gate of Xin Zheng slowly tilted.
Then, with a resounding crash, it fell.
"Thud!!"
The heavy gate, combined with Lin Tian's immense power, crushed over a dozen Korean soldiers who had not retreated in time behind the city gates.
The fallen gate further illuminated the scene for Wang Wu and his men, revealing the enemy directly.
No one had foreseen this situation.
Thus, both sides stared at each other, momentarily stunned.
But Lin Tian did not hesitate.
As he landed back on his horse, he immediately issued his next command.
"All soldiers, the gates of the Korean capital are breached! Follow me, let us kill, and take the King of Han!"
"Kill!!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Wu and the others immediately snapped back to attention, raised their weapons, and followed Lin Tian, charging directly into Xin Zheng city.
The men of the Right Vanguard Camp behind Lin Tian also quickly advanced.
Meanwhile, the Korean soldiers within the city finally reacted.
"He, he actually blasted open our city gates?"
"This, is this truly something a human can do? Why does Qin have such a terrifying existence?"
"This is dire! The city gates have been blasted open, everyone, defend the city quickly!"
With the city gates breached, they were directly exposed to Lin Tian and his men, a situation of extreme peril for the soldiers of Xin Zheng.
Therefore, they mobilized a large number of soldiers to rush to the city gates, simultaneously reporting this news to their King.
"Your Majesty, a grave matter! Our city gates of Xin Zheng have been blasted open?"
"What? Weren't the enemy only a few thousand strong? Hadn't they just begun their assault? Could it be that we have spies within Xin Zheng working with them?"
"It is not so, Your Majesty. It is the Qin Sword God, Lin Tian. His combat power is too terrifying. With a single sword, he directly split open the gates of our Xin Zheng city! He is now charging towards us!"
"The Qin Sword God? You mean the Lin Tian who slaughtered four thousand of our soldiers and killed General Zuo Yi?"
"Yes, it is him!"
Upon hearing this, King An of Han's hands trembled slightly.
Before the city gates were breached, he had not felt much pressure.
After all, with the city walls intact, as long as their defense was sound, he had no fear of the Qin army's advance.
But now, with the gates of Xin Zheng breached and Lin Tian charging into their city, King An of Han could not help but feel fear.
Especially since the one leading the charge was Lin Tian of Qin, that Qin Sword God who could snatch the enemy general's head from amidst thousands of soldiers. King An of Han felt even more uneasy.
"Quick! Order our troops to return immediately!"
"Yes!!"
As King An of Han issued his command, a messenger galloped out of the city on horseback.
They had to convey the situation in Xin Zheng to the Korean soldiers stationed in the outer city as quickly as possible, so they could return to defend Xin Zheng without delay.
Otherwise, their kingdom of Han might face ruin.
Lin Tian was unaware of the actions of the Koreans, but he could roughly guess.
Therefore, he understood that the current situation was extremely urgent.
"Quick, everyone gather around me, form a defensive line!"
Lin Tian intended to establish a defensive line within Xin Zheng city, preventing them from being completely surrounded by the Korean soldiers, and also preventing Xin Zheng from re-closing the city gates.
As long as the gates of Xin Zheng remained open, they posed a significant threat.
Understanding this, the soldiers of Xin Zheng naturally fought desperately to close their city gates.
"Quick, cut this Qin army in two directly, close our city gates, and trap them inside!"
"Everyone charge! Anyone who kills a Qin soldier will be rewarded with ten gold!"
"The battalion that successfully cuts off the Qin army and allows the city gates of Xin Zheng to be closed again will have all their men promoted by three ranks!!"
Under immense rewards, brave men would emerge.
Encouraged by the defending general of Xin Zheng, the soldiers of Xin Zheng charged with renewed ferocity.
Many of the conscripted soldiers pushed forward with their lives on the line.
While they were called conscripted soldiers in name, in truth, they were servants.
Now, with the opportunity to be promoted three ranks and become a person of status, how could they not fight desperately?
This desperate struggle also put immense pressure on the men of the Right Vanguard Camp.
Fortunately, their sword techniques had far surpassed their abilities from a month ago, and they were inherently valiant fighters.
Therefore, they were still able to withstand this pressure.
However, Lin Tian knew that such attrition was detrimental to them, as Xin Zheng was the Koreans' territory, and there were many Korean civilians within.
Their numbers could constantly increase, but Lin Tian's group was limited.
Thus, he had to change his combat strategy.
"Wang Wu!"
"Present!"
"You lead your men to hold this position, maintain the formation. Do not let the Korean army completely surround us, and absolutely do not let them close the city gates!"
"This... As you command!!"
Wang Wu clearly sensed that Lin Tian was about to do something significant.
But in the end, he did not voice his inquiry and instead accepted Lin Tian's command.
Seeing this, Lin Tian took a deep breath, then mounted his horse and shouted,
"You all hold this city gate for now, while I go and capture King An of Han alive!"
With that said, Lin Tian raised his sword, clearing a path, and charged directly towards the King's palace.
Lin Tian's words first stunned the Korean soldiers, then sent them into a panic.
"Quick! Quick! Stop him, quickly stop him! Do not let him enter the palace!"
"Quick, stop him! Protect the King!"
"Guard the palace! Guard the palace! Hurry to defend the palace!"
If it were anyone else charging towards the palace alone, these Korean soldiers would not have been alarmed in the slightest.
A single person appearing on the battlefield could not stir up any significant waves.
But Lin Tian was different from others. He alone could contend with thousands, even tens of thousands of soldiers.
Now, their Xin Zheng city was short on defensive forces.
If Lin Tian were to truly kill his way into their Korean capital, their King An of Han could indeed be in grave danger.
Therefore, as soon as Lin Tian declared his intention to capture King An of Han alive, the Korean generals immediately dispatched a large number of soldiers to pursue Lin Tian.
This included many elite troops from the army.
Relatively speaking, the safety of King An of Han was of paramount importance.
And as their soldiers departed, the pressure on Wang Wu and his men immediately lessened.
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